At first it seems like Hiromi Tango’s large garden installation at Brisbane Festival is a playful confection of giant peonies, growing from a platform that lights up as a dance floor at night, all in the artist’s signature rainbow style.
But YU KA or Dream Flower contains multitudes of meanings, beginning with gentleness and compassion. The work reflects Tango’s belief that these sweet-smelling flowers, found in various vibrant colours in the wild, once grew wherever Buddha stepped on the earth.
The peonies are also
